Mindst 1 blev dræbt og 12 sårede, da politiet fredag formiddag forsøgte at afspærre en lejr, som de protesterende brugte. Samtidig svandt antallet af rødskjorter fra omkring 10.000 til 5.000, oplyser nyhedstjenesten Al Jazeera fredag.
BANGKOK, 14 May, 11.35 GMT: Explosions and gunfire were heard in Bangkok’s business district on Friday as the so-called red shirts battled with troops using tear gas and rubber bullets.
The army said it was not planning to crack down on the main protest site in the central Rajprasong business district, but was attempting to seal off the camp, cut the protesters’ supplies and limit the size of the crowd inside.
– We will allow protesters to leave the area today, Sansern Kaewkamnerd, an army spokesman, said.
Al Jazeera informs that the number of protesters in the business district had dwindled to about 5.000 from 10.000 people and there had been a significant build up of troops outside the barricades surrounding the site.
